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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
2
European refugees flood toward France from Algeria as independence looms. Amid civil war and OAS violence many Europeans flee, seeking shelter in metropolitan France while housing and labor strains surge. The exodus tests Franco-Algerian ties and raises risk of OAS spillover into France.
The Senate fight over the satellite communications bill may be set aside to tackle other major measures with a June 30 deadline. Senator Russell Long argues the bill creates a private monopoly with AT&T controlling a space network, half stock to firms and half to the public. Senate Leader Mansfield noted the bill could be temporarily shelved to allow action on three urgent bills.
Five major railroads announced wage cutback measures to offset wage increases for nonoperating personnel. Rock Island Lines laid off 300 off-train employees with up to 150 more to be furloughed within 30 days. Northern Pacific reported 54 workers losing jobs last week.
The Arizona State Highway Commission agrees to designate the Papago Freeway as a state highway, running east from Black Canyon Highway to the Indian Bend Freeway. The Indian Bend Freeway segment between Papago and Superstition Freeways will also be state designated, with the routes paralleling McDowell Road and near Scottsdale.
Forty persons mostly children drowned in Polish rivers and lakes over the weekend, according to a UPI report from Warsaw. Local authorities and rescue teams conducted widespread searches as weather and water conditions hindered recovery efforts.
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Report says East German border guards fired on a refugee trying to cross to the West from East Berlin near the French sector. The incident followed the accidental shooting of a guard during a tunnel escape by two women and two children. Police cited a crying voice as a potential woman in distress.
The record notes Ben Wood Sr. a boatswain's mate seaman in the US Navy. He is the son of Mrs Ben Wood Sr of Scottsdale Arizona. The item mentions a route and guided of Mr. and Route i.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk aims to settle the NATO nuclear dispute and push Europe to share more of the U S aid burden. He meets Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville and plans talks with President de Gaulle, while outlining aims on European market expansion and NATO nuclear strategy.
Wall Street analysts from Spear and Staff Inc and Investors Research Co weigh near term gloom and the potential to reverse the bear market by selling losses now to offset future profits. Growth stocks are seen as best performers in a stable economy, with strong earnings power despite moderating conditions.
New York based MSL Industries outlines its shift from former railroad holdings to hardware ventures. President Arnold R. Meyer notes gains from 1960 railroad property sales, including a $25 million tax loss carry forward, while stressing no active railroad operations remain. Headquarters are in Chicago with a focus on favorable sales and earnings prospects.
United Press International reports 24 hour temperature highs and lows across major regions with precipitation totals and rainfall patterns. Forecasters note regional variations and expect changing conditions in the coming day.
The Defense Department will award a $15,000 grand prize for the best design of an elementary school protected against radioactive fallout. The winning entry will be selected from July 15 to August 15 in a competition conducted by the American Institute of Architects.
A delegation of ex experts from the United Arab Republic arrived in Moscow for discussions on the Aswan high dam project. Tass identified the group leader as Musa Arafa, minister for dam construction.
Scottsdale cadet midshipman Richard E. Burdette Jr. of 6228 Calle Rosa is part of the 11th Company at Annapolis which won the intra-brigade competition and earned designation as the color company for 1962.
TIROS-5, the fifth earth observing satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket, carries two cameras to monitor hurricanes and storm systems from 400 miles up. It expands global surveillance from Arctic to Antarctic, while earlier missions from Vandenberg raised espionage questions.
Singing star Chuck Mayfield will bring his guitar and band to the Scottsdale Boys Club Friday night for the 8:30 to midnight dance. Proceeds from the Scottsdale Charity Teen Dances benefit the Boys Club. Intermission music by the Sonics. Mayfield’s latest Look recording titled Who's The Biggest Fool? is at the top of local charts.
In Phoenix a jury pool for the murder trial of five defendants in the Sam L. Resnick case is being chosen. Resnick, a 61 year old Albany jeweler, was found strangled north of Phoenix on March 4. Defendants claim he hired them to kill him due to cancer.
Robert L. Flores son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth K Estes of 1048 E Glenrosa St Scottsdale Ariz has been promoted to sergeant second class in the United States Air Force.
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